Is HAM SALAD, HAM Alpha-Gal Friendly?

Ingredients

VIRGINIA STYLE HAM (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), MAYONNAISE (SOYBEAN OIL, WHOLE EGGS, EGG YOLKS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, MUSTARD FLOUR, LEMON JUICE [FROM CONCENTRATE], NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR]), DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLKS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MUSTARD FLOUR, ONION POWDER, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [TO PROTECT FLAVOR], NATURAL FLAVORS), RELISH (CUCUMBERS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE], RED BELL PEPPERS, MUSTARD SEEDS, NATURAL FLAVORS, ONIONS, POLYSORBATE 80), SUGAR, BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR. DEXTROSE. YEAST. SALT). SODIUM LACTATE AND SODIUM DIACETATE WITH SILICON DIOXIDE (FREE FLOW AGENT), CITRIC ACID, CHERRY CORTRATE (GELATIN, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], ARTIFICIAL FLAVORING, FD&C RED #40, SALT, SUGAR, DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANE, FD&C BLUE #1.), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH.

What is a Alpha-Gal Friendly diet?

An Alpha-Gal diet eliminates mammalian meat and products containing mammalian-derived ingredients to prevent allergic reactions in people with alpha-gal syndrome. This includes beef, pork, lamb, dairy products, gelatin, and certain medications derived from mammals. The condition involves a specific sugar molecule found in most mammals, often triggered after a tick bite. People may experience delayed allergic reactions 3-6 hours after consuming trigger foods. The diet focuses on safe alternatives like poultry, fish, and plant-based proteins. When followed carefully, often with guidance from an allergist or dietitian, it can prevent serious reactions while maintaining adequate nutrition.

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